I still think it's a real shame we don't see more manual 991s They're really well-sorted and fun to drive that way. The 3.4 sits a little high and could use a sportier note. With just a few small mods I really like the this black Carrera turned out. A fun 7-speed manual gearbox and lack of sunroof made me smile.. So we set out to do our little customizations:

Stock ride height:


Close up of the rear:


Close up of the front:


Measurement showed 29-inch rear and 28 inch rear height:


Into the surgery room:


Stock springs hiding in the backround:



Fast forward a few hours while the suspension comes apart and here are the TechArt rear springs installed:


These are our favorite spring kits, we find the ride quality to be very reasonable and the car responds well when you want it for more intense drives even when paired with the OEM shocks. Plus they do not sag over time like many other aftermarket springs on these cars.

Stock exhaust:


Unbolting the stock center muffler, which takes just about 15-minutes to remove:


The Shark Werks exhaust, mandrel bent free-flow design tubing allows maximum volume while keeping the stock headers/cats (ensuring no check engine lights) and stock side mufflers for a reasonable volume with no freeway drone:



And it's installed easily without removing the bumper, re-using the OEM muffler clamps, mounting brackets and location:


Here's how it sounds on the 3.4L car:

7mm spacers front and 15mm rear are installed to correct the offset from the OEM snow-chain compatible and conservative stance, as well as a little bump due to the dropped ride height/camber.

How she sits now:


After-height is about 27.25" in front and around 28" in the rear:


Better?

 

perfect drop!

 

simple and sweet. very nice

 

Like it!

 

Bitchin'

Nice werk.

 

Thanks and seems to ride nicely too
Yep that was the order of the day.. less is more
Cheers!
Hehe thanks mate;P

 

Perfect drop. Car was sitting way too high before your "surgery."

 

Roger that... Hopefully we also get to see more manuals too

 

Very nice job, as always. And I agree with your 991 MT comments ^^^. Some people are missing out.

 

Thanks man.. and yep I hope we _do_ see more of the manual 991s...

 

Sadly, it'll probably have trouble with sound at Laguna Seca. I hit 93.7 with the factory sport exhaust. Most days are 90dB now.

 

We all do I hear you A stock gt3 has zero chance

 

I've got a 3.4 manual. Needs more low-end torque; I wish I could have that programmed in somehow.

 

Running TechArt spring on my 993...amazingly it rides like it's on rails but I'm never fatigued after an hour or more of driving.

 

Hey, I think it looks great.
I just ran out & double-checked my car w/SPASM & it's actually a little lower...
...does anyone have springs that'll lower these more?